easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
silence (not speaking); muteness
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); plagiarism; rip-off
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
I see; that's right; indeed
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
first meeting; first interview with
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
final exam; term-end examination; end-of-term examination
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
school inter-class ball-game competition
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
ball game (e.g. baseball, tennis, soccer)
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
after school (at the end of the day)
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda